Polymer, Vol.95, 77-81, 2016
Preparation of polymer - multi-walled carbon nanotube composites with enhanced mechanical properties using supercritical antisolvent precipitation
The possibility to form carbon nanotube (CNT) - polymer composites by SAS (Supercritical AntiSolvent) method is shown. Mechanical characteristics of such composites are measured. They are significantly better than characteristics of initial polymers and also than characteristics of composites of the same composition obtained by solution processing. Addition of CNTs leads to simultaneous increase in strength and plasticity. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.